New year, New Topz

Chris Appelhans

Julien Pacaud

Omar Ortiz

Sam Weber

Mary Jane Ansell

Marynn

TOPZ NEWZ

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I cant help but agree with the protest on wall street right now.  How is it that emails are being censored and blocked?  How is it that people are getting arrested for no reason?  Why are no major news stations reporting on this peaceful protest?  These are all serious questions that need to be answered.  It is terrible to see that people who are supposed to be living in a free country have limited freedoms and rights.  More importantly, the media should be broadcasting WHY these people are protesting!

Boca Del Rio, Mexico: 35 murdered and tortured people are left in two trucks in the middle of the day under a busy overpass. The killings are said to be apart of the ongoing turf war between drug cartels in the area.

Cuba has announced that it has developed the first lung cancer vaccine in the world.

Topz Summer Indulgencez

David Hockney

Swimming has to be one of my topz indulgencez in the summer.  The sun is warm and relaxing.  I can always read a book or chat with other people at the pool.  This is probably quite an obvious one for most people, so I dont feel that more than 2 sentences is necessary here.

I love quality spirtits! Nothing i better than  a quality drink with friends or by your self after a long day or a good meal.  I have been trying to get into all types of various spirits and hope to write a few more in depth articles on Scotch and Rum and Tequila‘s.  Speaking of agave, the bottle on the right pictured here is actually Mezcal, I have been pleasantly surprised by the wide range of Mezcal available (you must buy it in Mexico not available at duty free).  For those who dont know what Mezcal is..it is made from the Agave plant, the exact same plant as Tequila.  The difference is, is that Tequila is made from blue agave which is specific to the region of Jalisco where it is made.  This leaves the rest of mexico to call their Tequila, Mezcal, and there are tonnes of good brands and varieties across Mexico.  I can sip this one here straight, sometimes with an ice cube and it is delicious.   Of course there are also many fine rums that sit well after dinner.  My favourite thing to have after dinner is usually a Scotch and Cigar….

Cigars arent just my summer indulgence, it is an everyday, every week indulgence!  However being back on a student budget I cannot enjoy them quite like I used to, so this summer has been the last time I could enjoy some really nice ones.  Cigars are basically an entire new world that you dont hear much about unless you are in it, i guess like in any other hobby.  There so many different rules, techniques, flavours associated with cigar smoking that it may seem a bit overwhelming at first.  I got into cigars many years ago, I would smoke the odd one here and there and gradually over many years learned much information, eventually got a book, a humidor, all the proper gadgets and here I am today and avid cigar smoker.  Obviously smoking is not for everyone, but if you do decide to dive into this world and dispel some common myths about cigars for yourself, you’ll see it is quite an enjoyable past time!!

Topz Pikz in the Newz

The darkest planet ever found this week!! Darker than coal it is only visible by a faint red glow

“El Mudo” aka Ricardo Benitez Servin – Beltran Leyva cartel leader, pictured here has been captured in Mexico

Boeung Kak lake in Phnom Penh Cambodia fills up with more and more sand as every day goes by...the lake which is used by thousands of Cambodians every day from fishing to farming to tourism is disappearing as a massive Chinese company begins to convert the lake into land so they can build on it